William Rainey Harper Collection
SC.001.WRH
Finding aid prepared by Martin Firestein
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit
June 12, 2013
Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules
William Rainey Harper College
06/12/2013
1200 W Algonquin Road
Palatine, IL
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William Rainey Harper Collection SC.001.WRH
Table of Contents
Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3
Scope and Contents note............................................................................................................................... 4
Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................4
Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 5
Archives and Manuscripts.................................................................................................................... 5
Published Books..................................................................................................................................... 6
Artifacts...................................................................................................................................................8
Family Honors and Diplomas...............................................................................................................8
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William Rainey Harper Collection SC.001.WRH
Summary Information
Repository
William Rainey Harper College
Title
William Rainey Harper Collection
Date
1870-2001
Extent
7.05 Linear feet
Language
English
Preferred Citation note
Please cite materials in this collection as follows:
"[Name of document], SC001WRH William Rainey Harper Collection, [Box/Folder/Date]. William
Rainey Harper College Archives. [Date the item was retrieved]."
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William Rainey Harper Collection SC.001.WRH
Scope and Contents note
The records in this collection document the life of William Rainey Harper and the role he played in the
development and maturation of higher education in the United States. Also documented are the academic
achievements of Dr. Harper and members of his family.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
William Rainey Harper College 06/12/2013
Controlled Access Headings
Subject(s)
• Education, Higher -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
• Harper, William Rainey, 1856-1906.
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William Rainey Harper Collection SC.001.WRH
Archives and Manuscripts
Collection Inventory
WRH001AM Archives and Manuscripts
Box
1
Harper family subject file 1870-2001
"A Glimpse at the Life of William Rainey Harper" n.d.
Memoribilia, William Rainey Harper 1892-1906
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Contains copies of news articles, photographs, and a signed check from 1890.
Chautauqua 1883-1977 2 Folders
Lake Zurich Golf Club 1977
Morgan Park / Beverly Hills / Wash. Hghts., 1923-2000
Morgan Park / Beverly Hills / Wash. Hghts., 1970-1977
Muskingum College 1977
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Published Books
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Contains pictures of the Harper family and the cabin where Dr. Harper was born, along with family
gravesites. Also includes pictures of buildings on the Muskingum campus.
Political Cartoons, William Rainey Harper 1900-1904
General note
Believed to be copies from the University of Chicago's archival collections.
William Rainey Harper Room, 1977-1978
William Rainey Harper Room, 1977-1995
Box
2
"History of William Rainey Harper and the University of Chicago" n.d. 2 Folders
Object
01-17
WRH002PUB Published Books
Cap and Gown 1906
Hebraica, Volume 11 1894-1895
International Critical Commentary on the Holy Scriptures 1973
William Rainey Harper: First President of the University of Chicago 1928
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Published Books
Story of the University of Chicago, 1890-1925 1925
Introductory Hebrew: Method and Manual 1910
Trend in Higher Education 1905
Conditions Governing Use note
This book is in very bad physical condition. Many of the pages have come apart and are very brittle.
Please have patrons use the copy of the book that is owned by the archives (located in Room F106 /
Shelf I4).
Young Man in a Hurry 1957
William Rainey Harper Memorial Conference 1938
Chautauqua: A Center for Education, Religion, and the Arts in America 1974
Idea of the University of Chicago n.d.
A College Looks at its Program 1937
Quarter-Centennial Celebration of the University of Chicago 1918
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Artifacts
Harper's University: The Beginnings 1966
University Record: Memorial Number 1906
Bible and the University 1987
Biblical World 1906
WRH003ART Artifacts
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
Artifacts in the William Rainey Harper Collection are located in the Harper Conference Room in F253
on the 2nd floor of the library and in the cabinet located by the staircase on the first floor. Items include
copies of books written by or about Dr. Harper that are already owned by the archives, framed letters and
photographs, family silverware, and a part of Harper's walking cane.
WRH004FHD Family Honors and Diplomas
Existence and Location of Originals note
There are twelve diplomas belonging to Dr. Harper and his family located inside and outside the Harper
Conference Room, F253, on the second floor of the library. The archives has completed a project to
create duplicates of these diplomas and put the originals in archvial storage to preserve them from acid
erosion and exposure to light.
Box
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Box
Box
Box
William Rainey Harper Collection SC.001.WRH
Family Honors and Diplomas
4
5
6
3
Box
Box
Box
3
4
5
3
4
5
William Rainey Harper
Paul V. Harper
Samuel N. Harper
Box
3
Francis D. Harper
Box
Box
Box
3
4
5
Helen D. Harper
Box
3
Hugo DeVres
3
Charles Scribner
3
President's Charge
Ella D. Harper
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Box
Box
5
4
William Rainey Harper Collection
Resource Identifier:
Dates:
Resource Level:
SC.001.WRH
1870-2001
collection
Location
F - 1st - 106 (Archives) - Shelf I 1
Containers
Box 4
F - 1st - 106 (Archives) - Shelf I 2
Object 01-17
F - 1st - 106 (Archives) - Shelf I 3
Box 1, Box 2
F - 1st - 106 On top of Inside Filing Cabinet
Box 6
F - 1st - Locked Cabinet Shelf 3
Box 5, Box 3
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